And just as unexpected as Mrs. Ren was Aunt Fang.
"You said that someone ran away?" Aunt Fang looked at the old woman who came to Yunyang City to report, and her soft tone rose a little.
For some reason, the old woman sweated on her forehead: "Yes, Auntie. We first got the person out of the house according to your instructions, but this person was too cunning, and finally let her run away. "
Aunt Fang looked at the shadows of the trees floating outside the window, her eyes were a little unpredictable, and the people around didn't dare to speak easily.
After a while, she heard a very light sigh: "I was negligent. She was not someone to be easily manipulated. Go find it secretly, and you must find it before the eldest wife's people."
Seeing that Concubine Fang did not hold them accountable for their dereliction of duty, the mother-in-law breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully, "Yes, yes, yes, the slaves will go now."
Seeing the old lady retreat, Concubine Fang's beautiful eyebrows frowned tightly.
Kang Shi actually disappeared! This bunch of scumbags!
It's not that she doesn't punish her subordinates, it's just that she is no better than other masters who are justifiable. There are not many people around who can be trusted to use the venue. Most of them are brought from her parents' house. Now is the time when she needs to use people, and it is better to let them make up for their faults by punishing them one by one.
However, Aunt Fang still had a shadow in her heart. She saved the Kang family and chose to run away. This was because she didn't trust her, and she didn't know what would happen in the future.
Xiao Jingxi was stunned when he heard the reports from his subordinates that the faucets were missing, then the corners of his mouth slightly raised a smile, but his eyes were still deep and unfathomable.
At this time, what appeared in his mind was getting off the big boat and sitting in the painting boat, Ren Yaoqi looked at the thoughtful expressions of the several dragon heads in the river.
"It should be the people of the Lei family who did it themselves." Seeing that the master did not continue to question, the servant Tongde dutifully replied.
Xiao Jingxi raised his eyebrows slightly: "You just look at it like that?" There was no joy or anger in his tone.
Tongde replied meticulously: "Master said before that he would not intervene in these matters. If Master wants to pursue the Lei family, Xiao will send someone there, and Xiao's whereabouts have been secretly controlled."
Xiao Jingxi tilted his head slightly, but sighed, but the corner of his mouth was smiling: "Forget it, let her go."
Tongde heard that the master's words were somewhat subtle and complicated, and couldn't help but raised his head, not understanding what "he" was referring to in the master's mouth. Or is it the Ray family
"Where is Tongxi?" Xiao Jingxi seemed to ask casually without giving Tongde a chance to ponder.
Tong De did not speak, and Tong He, who was standing beside him, immediately replied: "Tong Xi is cleaning the bookstore, is the master going to summon him now?" Very hardworking."
Xiao Jingxi raised his eyebrows thoughtfully when he heard the words, but didn't say anything.
Tongxi or Dongsheng was indeed in the bookstore of the study outside the Yanbei Wangfu at this time. The bookstore in the Yanbei Palace is very large, and the five spacious rooms are filled with bookshelves and full of books.
There was a feather burden in the clothes on the back of Dongsheng's neck, but he was leaning under a bookshelf in the innermost part, holding a thick booklet in his hand, frowning and turning over carefully.
Although he told Ren Yaoqi that he had not found out about the Qu family, Dongsheng was a serious and cautious person. Thinking of Ren Yaoqi's slightly disappointed eyes at that time, he always felt a little uneasy.
So after coming back, he still came to the bookstore under the pretext of cleaning to check the local chronicles of Yanzhou over the past few decades, for fear that he had neglected the previous few times.
Although this book pavilion in the outer courtyard of the Yanbei Palace is not small and has a lot of books, there are really only books in it. That's why Dongsheng came in so easily and dared to come in so frequently.
"Still not, how could there not be the Qu family that Miss said?" Dong Sheng spit on the index finger of his right hand, kept flipping through the booklet in his hand, and muttered to himself.
His voice was very soft, basically his lips moved, and even if someone was beside him, he couldn't hear what he was saying.
At this moment, a gentle voice said, "What are you looking for?"
Dongsheng was startled, and immediately turned a brick, but saw Xiao Jingxi standing not far from him at some point, and he didn't notice anyone approaching.
Just stunned for a moment, Dongsheng immediately put the booklet in his hand on the nearest wooden ladder, and saluted Xiao Jingxi: "I have seen the son. The little one came to clean, and flipped through the book."
Xiao Jingxi casually took the booklet Dongsheng had read on the wooden ladder into his hand, smiled slightly, and looked at Dongsheng: "Local chronicles?"
Dongsheng lowered his head.
Xiao Jingxi handed the booklet back to Dongsheng without embarrassing him.
"What kind of book did you come here for, young master? I'll help you find it." Dong Sheng said immediately.
Xiao Jingxi said: "I happened to pass by here, I knew you were here, and I came here by the way."
Dongsheng immediately bowed his head: "Young master forgive me, the young should not leave his post without permission."
Xiao Jingxi did not answer him, but asked thoughtfully, "Is she the one who delivered the news to the Lei family?"
Xiao Jingxi didn't name her who she was, but Dongsheng understood it, remembering Ren Yaoqi's instructions, he didn't hide it, and responded very readily: "Yes, son."
Seeing him admit it so readily, Xiao Jingxi was speechless.
Xiao Jingxi really seemed to ask casually, and after asking such a sentence, he walked to a nearby bookshelf and looked for books by himself.
However, Dongsheng, who had been paying attention to his movements and expression, hesitated for a long time, and finally walked over and asked, "Master, have you heard of a family named Qu? I heard that it was a famous family in Yanbei decades ago. ."
Xiao Jingxi glanced at Dongsheng in surprise when he heard the words, as if he did not expect Dongsheng to ask him, he did not answer immediately.
Dongsheng said honestly: "I was helping Fifth Young Lady to investigate, but after a long investigation, I have no clue. I don't know if the local annals are complete."
Dongsheng will directly ask Xiao Jingxi at this moment because Ren Yaoqi has explained to him that the best thing to do with a master like Xiao Jingxi is to be direct, don't play tricks, don't hide anything you say, otherwise it will be miserable . He felt that Xiao Jingxi's attitude towards Ren Yaoqi was not bad, at least for now, there was no conflict of interest.
And it is said that the new master is extremely intelligent and knows everything, so Dongsheng asked. Although the waiting time was not too long, Dongsheng still had a feeling that if even Xiao Jingxi didn't know about it, no one would know.
All those who serve Xiao Jingxi will have this kind of blind worship more or less in the process of getting along with him. This can also be regarded as a kind of personality charm of the second son of Xiao.
Xiao Jingxi was silent for a moment, as if thinking about a problem, but in fact, the silence did not last long.
"If the local aspirations here are not complete, you may not be able to find them all." Xiao Jingxi's voice still carried a lazy smile.